It will “last” for as long as you up keep it, but it will become a retro system rather than something current for gaming. If you’re happy to just play the games of today and prior for the next 25 years so be it
But you’re not going to be able to get it online in 25 years let alone play a game published in 2040 on a system that hasn’t been upgraded since 2013
Just look at the systems from 25 years ago now, unable to do anything but run games and software of the time and nearly impossible to access the modern Internet from them (with a few exceptions)
Mine is 17 years old but last year I upgraded the last original parts in it (MB, CPU & RAM) so now only the case is original and I don’t think it counts as the same PC anymore.
In 25 years, they’ll be able to emulate 6 of their current gaming rigs simultaneously on a smart-ring that connects wirelessly to their VR contact lenses.
Maybe. An iPhone 5s was 30 times more powerful than a 1990 Cray supercomputer.
Moore’s Law isn’t holding up anymore, but regardless, quantum computing is on the horizon and we haven’t hit the wall in increasing computer processing power yet.
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I highly doubt you’re going to be using the same PC 25 years from now except to play the games of today that will be retro in 25 years.
How long should a PC last for? My current one is over 13 years old
It will “last” for as long as you up keep it, but it will become a retro system rather than something current for gaming. If you’re happy to just play the games of today and prior for the next 25 years so be it
But you’re not going to be able to get it online in 25 years let alone play a game published in 2040 on a system that hasn’t been upgraded since 2013
Just look at the systems from 25 years ago now, unable to do anything but run games and software of the time and nearly impossible to access the modern Internet from them (with a few exceptions)
Mine is 17 years old but last year I upgraded the last original parts in it (MB, CPU & RAM) so now only the case is original and I don’t think it counts as the same PC anymore.
In 25 years, they’ll be able to emulate 6 of their current gaming rigs simultaneously on a smart-ring that connects wirelessly to their VR contact lenses.
Yes when all their power is in the cloud! (Someone else’s servers)
Maybe. An iPhone 5s was 30 times more powerful than a 1990 Cray supercomputer.
Moore’s Law isn’t holding up anymore, but regardless, quantum computing is on the horizon and we haven’t hit the wall in increasing computer processing power yet.